The Shining Girls was awesome. Not for the faint of heart, though - there was some really graphic violence, too.But a great female protagonist - traumatised, strong, brave, funny, vulnerable, cynical... loveable. Human.And it was such a captivating read!!

Just added The Shining Girls to my list--sounds awesome! I'm still on Wolf Hall, but I have Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald on hold at the library. I'm tempted to swap it out, but I hate not finishing books.

_________________I would eat Dr. Cow pocket cheese in a second. I would eat it if you hid it under your hat, or in your backpack, but not if it was in your shoe. That's where I draw the line. -allularpunk

I'm on my third Rick Bass book. I've read Winter and Colter (which was way too hunting heavy but I should have expected it). Now I'm reading The Wild Marsh. I should probably stop with the Bass soon or I'll run off to the Yaak Valley.

Finished re-reading Pattern Recognition by William Gibson today; I'd forgotten how much I like that book!

Next up is Colin Dexter's The Way Through The Woods.

_________________"Your mother was a superstitious hamster, and your father smelled of elderberry (right before he died of an untreated infection). Now go away, before we taunt you with your credulous magical thinking a second time!" - Desdemona

I finished Wolf Hall today. I liked it so much that I immediately bought Bringing Up the Bodies when I got home.

I don't know what I'm missing! I'm sticking with it though.

_________________I would eat Dr. Cow pocket cheese in a second. I would eat it if you hid it under your hat, or in your backpack, but not if it was in your shoe. That's where I draw the line. -allularpunk

I might try Wolf Hall next. Or the new Nora Roberts. Although if I didn't want to spend $13 on the NR, do I want to use gift card $$ on it? She has just been a little hit or miss for me lately. I'm in the mood for more romantic suspense though, so maybe.

I'm almost finished with A Corpse in the Koryo by James Church. I've starred it before and then gotten sidetracked, but not any fault of the book, which is excellent. I'm happy there are more in the series. In some weird way, he reminds me of van der Wetering. The writing style, perhaps.

_________________"This is the creepiest post ever if you don't know who Molly is." -Fee"a vegan death match sounds like something where we all end up hugging." -LisaPunk

Growing Up Amish. I tried This is NPR earlier this week, but something about the format felt a little bit disjointed to me and I didn't make it very far. I think it had something to do with it being an ebook, so I'm going to try it again in a paper version soon.

I just finished North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell which I loved. It's a lot like Pride and Prejudice and now I want to reread that but I can't find my copy. So now that I'm on an 18th/19th century kick I'm trying to decide whether I should buy more Austen or read some of the Dickens that I haven't read yet. Or something completely new to me.

I started Bring Up the Bodies this afternoon. I'm supposed to be going to a party this evening but I just want to stay in and read all night!

I know! It's so good! I find it easier to read than Wolf Hall. I've been getting through it much faster. Maybe it's because the cast of characters isn't so huge, and you kinda already know who everyone is from the first book.

_________________A pie eating contest is a battle with no losers. - amandabear